Two ways into the kitchen at a small Colorado guest ranch. Cook for guests who just rode in from the trail — up to $25/hr, housing and meals available.

Job Details:

Two ways into this kitchen. Pick the one that fits — we’re holding this role open in two shapes because the right human matters more than the box they fit in.

Option A — Assistant Cook (Live-In): Full-time, second-in-command to the Head Chef across all service. On-site housing plus three meals a day included. Right for a developing chef who wants the kitchen and the mountain. $18–$25/hr depending on experience.

Option B — Dinner Cook (Local): Afternoons/evenings. You take the lead on dinner — planning, prepping, and running the evening meal with the Head Chef’s support. Dinner is the heart of the ranch day: guests and crew around the long table after a day on the trail. You own that moment. Live near the ranch and drive in. $15.16–$25/hr depending on experience.

Sundance Trail Ranch is a small guest ranch at 8,000 ft in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado — 24 guests at capacity, a team of up to 15, and no back-of-house culture: all staff eat with guests at the long table.

Either way, you’re the same core person: you cook like it matters, you’re clean, organized, and on time every single service, you handle pressure without making the rest of the kitchen feel it, and you’re hungry to learn — or to teach. Either direction works.

Reports to the Head Chef. Start ASAP.

Read the full role here: https://gamma.app/docs/STR-Assistant-Cook-65mgriacrh6uhku

To apply, email jade@sundancetrail.com with a short note (why this place, why this role) and your background — CV, LinkedIn, or a fair description of what you’ve done. We read every application. Open until filled.